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| Ivory Coast plane crash: Aircraft goes down in Atlantic Ocean near Abidjan | |
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| A plane has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan on Saturday, according to reports. | |
| Four people have died and six are injured, authorities said. Two of the injured suffered serious wounds. | |
| The crash happened during a storm with heavy rain and lightning. | |
| Apparent images of the crash circulating in local media showed the plane in pieces in the surf as witnesses and officials arrived at the shoreline near Port-Bouet. | Apparent images of the crash circulating in local media showed the plane in pieces in the surf as witnesses and officials arrived at the shoreline near Port-Bouet. |
| The plane was carrying freight for the French army, Koaci.com reported. | The plane was carrying freight for the French army, Koaci.com reported. |
| One aviation analyst claimed the aircraft was a Soviet-designed Antonov model belonging to a charter company used by the UN. | |
| Its tail appeared to have shorn off from section of the plane where the wings join the fuselage. | |
| Insignia on the tail suggested it may belong to Valan International Cargo Charter, whose logo is a distinctive winged white ‘V’ on a blue background. | |
| A call to the company’s head office in Moldova by The Independent was not answered. The firm operates the Antonov AN-26-100 model. | |
| Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the beach on Saturday as rescue workers ran to the scene. | |
| More follows… | More follows… |